The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-14
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS-
RECORD OF A DAYS DOINGS In
THE CAPITOL.
Bills aud Communication Introduced
by the Members, and What Was
Done with Them.

WASHINGTON, January 13.-Sendte -
Among the communications presented
and referred was one from the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury calling attention
70 the importance Of correcting the un-
healthy condition OF the Treasury
building.
Among the memorials presented and
referred were the following:
By Senator Jones New, relative to
the calm OF John Rosch; by Senator
Cullom, from Peoria. ILL.,, and from
Philadelphia, in favor OF the interstate
commerce bill, particularly OF the
pooling and short and long haul sec
tons; by Senator Cameron, several pc
titions from Philadelphia for reducing
internal revenue taxes; by Senator
Brown, of citizens OF Cedar Town, Ca,
for repeal of internal revenue laws.
Bills we're reported from committees
and placed on the calendar as follows:
By Senator Hoar, from the Library
Committee: For the erection Of mon
ument to the negro soldiers and sail
ors who gave their lives TO the
preservation OF the gov rnment.
BY Senator = umb, from the Public
Land Committee: To extend laws to
the unorganized Territories south OF
Kansas.
BY Senator Frye, from the Commit
tee on Commerce: A proposition las
an amendment TO the postoflice appro-
priation bill) appropria,ing 100000
TO carry the mails between the United
States and Brazil and Central and
South America.
BY Senator German, from the Com
mittee on Commerce: Appropriating
$500, 600 for the ietties Of Charleston
barbor.
By Senator Brown, from the Com.
mittee on Railroads; The House bill
for settlement OF accounts with the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company.
Senator Morgan introduced (by Ie-
quest) bill TO authorize the Chero-
kee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickassw and
Seminole Indians TO bring suits in Ger.
tain United States Cour,s relating to
the condemnation OF their property
for public use. Referred.
the Senate then took up resolu-
ton offered yesterday by Senator
Vest directing the Secretary Of the
Treasury TO furnish full and COM
plete statement, by itemized account,
OF all money paid out on account OF
prosecutions OF criminal cases in
State Courts by Federal officials OF
the departments from July /, 1879,
TO December l, 1885, with list OF
official agents or employees engaged in
such prosecutions, the amount paid
them and for what specific services etc.
Senator Vest stated to Senator Ed
mupds (who had moved to refer the
resolution to the Judiciary Commit
tee) that ii had bsen based upon q
Washington dispatch to the st. Louis
Republican referring to q suit brought
by Mr.. Bliss in the court OF Claims
for fees disallowed by Comptroller
Durham,
Senator Ingalls, stated that like
resolution had been sent to him with
the request that he offer it; that he
had declined to do 80 without further
explanation, and that he had received
a letter which convinced him that
the underlying motive was personal
one 10 redress personal grievance.
The resolution was modified accord
ing to q suggestion Of Senator Ed
munds, by making il apply also to
civil cases, and IL was then adopted.
On motion OF Senator Gray, the
Senate bill to pay M. O. Mordecai
$37,99l, in full compensation for car
rying the mail from Charleston. &. O,
to Havana, Cuba, between October,
1859, and July, 1860, was taken up and
passed.
The Senate then at lilo o'clock re-
sumed consideration OF the conference
report on the interstate commerce bill.
The report having been read in full,
Senator Hoar moved that the Senate
Disagree to the report, insist on its
former action, and request further
conference.
Senator Cullnm claimed that his mo.
ton to agree to the report took pre-
cedence OF motion to disagree.
Senator Harris, one OF the conferees,
desired every Senator to realize the
TACT that when he voted on the ques-
ton OF agreeing or disagreeing to this
report he was voting in effect on the
question as to whether there should
be any legislation on the subject dur
ing this Congress.
Senator Hoar characterized Senator
Hsrris's statement az extraordinary
and appealed to the Senate not to sub
NIT to such threat. Here was bill
which embodied four great sslutary
propositions on which the Senate, the
House Of Representatives and the
American people were substantially
agreed, and the Senate was now told
that none Of these things sh6uld be
accomplished unless there was engraft-
ed on the bill what was departure
from the great doctrine OF reasonable
ness, unless there was engIatted on IL
q principle against which the custom
ers, and not the railroads, interested in
the carrying trade were protesting on
the ground that the inevitable effect
OF it would be to put up freighJs and
&c make large branches OF business
tuow carried on successfully and profit
ably impossible in the future.
Senator George advocated the adop-
ton of the report. He said he had no
doubt that the effect of the legislation
would be TO increase freight rates tenn
porarily, not because that WAS the
leg 'timAte result OF 1t, but because the
railroad companies would make II the
occasion OF unnecessarily and unjust.
ly raising the rates in order to bring
the measure in disreputs. He was
sati6pd that il the conference report
was disagreed to 1t meant no legisla-
lion on the subject during this Con-
grass.
Senator Hoar-Why?
Senator George-Because, after the
extreme concessions inside by the con-
ierences on each side, II this reason
able report (much fairer to the rail-
roads than to ths people, be rejected,
no fur her concessions can be made.
Senator Hoar-Does the Senator
mean to say that il the msjority OF the |
Senate ia OF the opinion that this long |
aud short haul section is absurd, will
raise rates, mot only Temporarily, but |
permanently aud will defeat the pur.
poees OF the bill, any member Of either
House will refuse to vote for all the
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